I Have No Confidence In 2 Judges Attacked, Ekiti Govornor-Elect, Fayose Says, As Ekiti Burns

The governor-elect for Ekiti state under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayodele Fayose has declared that he and his party had no confidence in the trial judge, Justice Isaac Ogunyemi and the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola; the duo he alleged had compromised the integrity of their offices by being sympathetic to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. He said that the judges, who were violently attacked within the week by political thugs loyal to PDP, were trying to help APC which he said is bent on procuring a black market judgment in its favour.

Ekiti state has been in the news lately following an alleged attack by party followers of Ayo Fayoshe, on an election tribunal judge, Justice John Adeyeye, beating him up and ripping his clothes for being allegedly rude to Mr. Fayose.
Fayose, who addressed newsmen today in Lagos on the sordid state of affairs in Ekiti state called to the Chief justice of Nigeria, Justice Alomar Murktah urged her to use her to investigate the activities and roles of the two judges especially the Chief Judge, Daramola.
The governor-elect claimed that he was not aware that a judge was beaten up in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, adding: “infact, this is strange to me. Though, I visited the Election Petition Tribunal as a party to the case and I was the only one that was allowed passage by security to the Tribunal. And to the best of my knowledge, the three judges handling the Tribunal case actually seated.
“How can I order the people to beat up a Judge that has nothing to do with me? At what point was this Judge beaten? Was he a member of the Tribunal? Because I went to the Tribunal and not the regular Court.
“But, I want to point out that a situation whereby Judges Or judicial officers who should be custodian of the law got compromised with politicians, then anarchy sets in. The Judge handling the suit against my qualification dropped the case because of tension and because he lacks the confidence to continue….It would have been better for him to insist that he would try the case based on its merit. It is sad that most of our judges have compromised.
“If you have been defeated in all the 16 local Government and you now want to come through the window, it won’t be like ice cream party to APC. I would not be too cheap like Segun Oni. I am not going to be cheap at all because I am elected by the people.
“I don’t care about whatever they write about me because I have grown a thick skin. The strategy of APC will not work. Nobody, no matter how highly placed would remove me cheaply.”
Fayose had on 24 September 2014 alleged of a plot by the state All Progressive Congress (APC) in connivance with some elements in the state judiciary to botch his inauguration on October 16 as governor and that APC is planning to install the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin as acting governor.
The governor-elect said however that despite the alleged partisanship of the two judges, he had enormous confidence in the state judiciary and consequently urged that the case be reassigned to another judge that had no leaning whatsoever.
Fayose while accusing the APC of desperation to arm-twist the people of Ekiti who in their own wisdom and decision elected him as their next governor, to snatch their victory through the backdoor, advised the state Governor Kayode Fayemi to continue to be a responsible man which he manifested when he openly admitted that he lost the election.

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